Liquid dispenser



Feb. 1, 1949.

Filed March 8, 1946 A. MACHTINGER LIQUID D ISPENSER I INVENTOR Elk/aka! 1114/4/11: 1r

HTTORNEY Patented Feb. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFEQE LIQUID DISPENSER Abraham Machtinger, New York, N. Y.

Application March S, 1946, Serial No. 653,012

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in dispensing means, principally for liquids from kegs and inexpensive in its construction and yet durable and highly efficient in use.

These and other objects and advantages of my device will become more fully apparent as the description thereof proceeds and will then be more specifically defined in the appended claim.

'In the accompanying drawing forming a mate rial part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a sectional front elevation of a tap and connection between barrel or other container embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof, the tap bush being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a section of line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, a connecting sleeve ill detachably connects the hollow cylindrical tap body I! to the tap bush l8 protruding from the cask or container, not illustrated. Bush it has the external flanges 21 relieved by the openings 26 through which the lugs 25 may be passed for engagement or disengagement of sleeve ill with bush l8. Bush It further comprises the substantially flat, annular outer face it for engagement by the resilient washer l5.

A wing nut [3 comprising wings I4 is freely rotatable on tap body II and is externally threaded and engageable with the internally threaded connecting sleeve It. Sleeve It is formed with the diametrically opposite keyways ISA, engaged by the keys [6B of the washer seat sleeve l6 of body ll, sleeve is being pressed onto body ll so tightly that for all conditions of ordinary use they are practically integral.

The gas inlet tube I9 is formed integral with body H and is threaded to receive the nipple 2B, the latter comprising a valve, not shown, by which gas introduced through nipple 2G is prevented from escaping. An internally threaded cup 2| receives the externally threaded tube 22 comprising the handle 23 by which it may be turned down in cup 2| to compress the resilient washer 24.

In operation, a draft tube, not shown, may be inserted through tap body H and bush I8 into the interior of the container and a gas tight seal of the draft tube in the tap body is then provided by turning down tube 22 on washer 24 so that the latter compressively engages the draft tube.

The tap body H sealingly engages outer face I 2 of tap bush 88 by means of the resilient washer Q5 of substantially rectangular cross section located in the correspondingly shaped recess [5A ofsleeve l6, washer and recess being located -opposite face E2 of bush E8 in the operative position of tap and bush and the washer and recess being substantially equal in inner and outer diameter to face l2.

The lugs 25 of sleeve ill having been engaged under flanges 21 of bush is, rotation of nut l3 causes tap body H to travel downwards in sleeve l0, forcing washer i5 against face E2 of bush i8 to establish a gas tight connection between tap and container.

The invention resides solely in the superio seating of washer l5 in recess BEA of sleeve l5, whereby the compressive engagement of washer l5 and face I2 is substantially prevented from warping or otherwise deforming washer l5 and deterioration of the latter is thereby inhibited.

The operation and use of my invention will be entirely clear from the above description at the hand of the drawing, the main object of my invention being the guiding of the washer l5 within its frame It to provide at all times a straight face preventing warping and thereby a chance of leaking. 7

It will be understood that I have described and shown the preferred form of my invention as one example only of the many possible ways to practically construct the same and that I may make such changes in the general arrangement and in the construction of the minor details thereof as come within the scope of the appended claim without departure from the spirit of my invention and the principles involved.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: i

In a tap for containers of the type comprising a protruding tap bush, the latter comprising an outer face adapted to be engaged by a resilient washer and further comprising means for detachably engaging a tap, in combination, a substantially hollow cylindrical tap body, said tap body being formed with a recess of substantially rectangular cross section, said recess being 10- cated opposite said face of said bush in the opand bush for detachably connecting the two 150- gether.

ABRAHAM MACH'IINGER. 10

' REFERENCES CITED The followingieferences are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Rice Feb. 9, 1937 Number 

